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Understanding the gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance is important because men and women differ in their need for and having access to groundwater, and their participation in the development, management and monitoring of the resource. The leading role played by women in ob...


Nigussie, LikimyeleshBarron, JennieHaile, Alemseged TamiruLefore, NicoleGowing, J.[Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point]Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.Chaturvedi, R.Domenech, L.Ghate, R.Janssen, Marco A.Rollins, N.Sandeep, K.[Games for groundwater governance: Field experiments in Andhra Pradesh, India]Games for groundwater governance: Field experiments in Andhra Pradesh, India

Groundwater is one of the most important sources for drinking water, livestock water, and irrigation in Africa. It is of vital importance in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) target of accessing clean water, as most of rural Africa and a considerable part of urban Africa are supplie...


Altchenko, YvanAwulachew, Seleshi BekeleBrida ABDiallo, H.A.Mogbante DPavelic, PaulTindimugaya, C.Villholth, Karen G.[Management of groundwater in Africa including transboundary aquifers: implications for food security, livelihood and climate change adaptation]Management of groundwater in Africa including transboundary aquifers: implications for food security, livelihood and climate change adaptation

Laos has vast surface water resources. However, in areas located far away from surface water sources or those that are prone to surface water scarcity, groundwater is gaining recognition as a valuable source of water for agricultural development. Households in Ekxang village on the Vientiane Plai...


Clement, C.Vinckevleugel, J.Pavelic, PaulXiong, K.Valee, L.Sotoukee, T.Shivakoti, B. R.Vongsathien, K.[Community-managed groundwater irrigation on the Vientiane Plain of Lao PDR: planning, implementation and findings from a pilot trial]Community-managed groundwater irrigation on the Vientiane Plain of Lao PDR: planning, implementation and findings from a pilot trial
Owusu, SethCofie, Olufunke O.Osei-Owusu, P. K.Awotwe-Pratt, V.Mul, Marloes L.[Adapting aquifer storage and recovery technology to the flood-prone areas of northern Ghana for dry-season irrigation]Adapting aquifer storage and recovery technology to the flood-prone areas of northern Ghana for dry-season irrigation

This paper presents a historical analysis of the different policy tools used to manage and regulate groundwater abstraction in the Western Mancha aquifer. Without much initial regulation and control, groundwater resources and aquifer levels decreased dramatically, threatening agriculture and also...


Closas, AlvarMolle, FrancoisHernández Mora, N.[Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain]Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain

This Working Paper summarizes research conducted as part of the AgWater Solutions Project in Ethiopia between 2009 and 2012. Researchers from the AgWater Solutions Project conducted a situation analysis in 2009, which identified a range of options deemed to be technically feasible, affordable an...


Evans, Alexandra E.V.Giordano, Meredith A.Clayton, Terry[Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Ethiopia.]Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Ethiopia.

Building on existing literature and the analysis of a portfolio of development projects (past and under implementation), this paper reviews the evolution of water user associations (WUAs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), reflecting on the conceptualization of how they operate, and the promised outcom...


Aarnoudse, E.Closas, AlvarLefore, Nicole[Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa]Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa

This report summarizes the findings of a collaborative effort to map and assess irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The study was conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) ...


Xueliang CaiMagidi, J.Nhamo, LuxonKoppen, Barbara C.M. van[Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa]Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
Allan, J. A.Amarnath, GirirajBalasubramanya, SoumyaDharmasena, P. B.Gaasbeek, T.[Colombo Development Dialogues 2: water security and climate variability]Colombo Development Dialogues 2: water security and climate variability

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